Wheaton College (Ill.) Student Katie McDaniels Named a Finalist for the Jostens Trophy

2017 Apr 5

Wheaton College student Katie McDaniels of Shoreview, Minnesota was named a finalist for the 2017 Jostens Trophy.

The Jostens Trophy honors the most outstanding Division III basketball players of the year, considering basketball ability, academic prowess and community service. This is the second-consecutive year that McDaniels has been named a finalist for the award. She helped lead the program to its third-consecutive CCIW Championship and CCIW Tournament Championship in 2016-17.

Wheaton College sponsors 21 varsity sports, and Thunder teams compete at the NCAA Division III level. The Thunder Athletics program has won five NCAA Division III Championships since 1984, and Wheaton student-athletes have won 31 Division III individual National Championships all-time. For more information, visit athletics.wheaton.edu.

Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.) is a coeducational Christian liberal arts college noted for its rigorous academics, integration of faith and learning, and consistent ranking among the top liberal arts colleges in the country. For more information, visit wheaton.edu.